Glad to get my hands on BAT Project's Gotha GL.VII. I was wondering if anyone would take the bait ever since Colin Owers' interesting Datafile came out.
I must admit, comparing the plans to the major kit parts, I would think the Datafile has been referred to, but there are differences, in particular to the ends of the upper wings, which seem to measure a little bit over. But nothing looks 'wrong', at least to me. If I spend any more, it may be on a visit to Aviattic for some lozenge. Not that the kit's decals are poor quality - as far as I can tell without using them - but, well, I dunno, I'm not too sure about some of the colours.
Some may feel that the cost is a little high for what you get, but I'm happy: it seems like a decent little kit, and this is a hobby where 'value' tends to be subjective. I'm now encouraged to carry on with my intention of doing a display of this with a couple of Roden Gothas ...in a year or two.
I hope we hear more from BAT Project. Presumably they intend to go on, because there are 'parts not for use' and it is numbered '72003'.
No, you don't get a free Fokker Dr.I, I just put that in shot to give you a better idea of dimensions.
Mark
